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The court of appeal in Abuja has nullified the election of Godswill Akpabio as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district. In a judgment delivered on Monday, a three-member panel of justices set aside the judgment of a federal high court which ordered the Independent National Electoral […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked Nigerians to help the commission identify underage persons on the preliminary register of voters for the 2023 elections. Festus Okoye, INEC spokesperson, made the appeal on Monday in an interview on Channels Television. Recently, INEC published the preliminary register of voters for the 2023 […]

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a fine of N2 million on Arise TV for alleged violations of the broadcast code. Recently, there were reports claiming that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is probing a court case involving Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, in the United States. However, INEC had denied […]

The Teranga Lions have as much attacking depth as any team participating in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but the inadequacies in midfield might derail their chances of getting out of Group A. Their array of prolific attackers includes the likes of Sadio Mane, Ismaila Sarr, Boulaye Dia, Kreppin Diata and Cheikh Mbacke […]

Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), will not win in the 2023 general election. Soludo said this on Monday in an article titled ‘History Beckons and I Will Not Be Silent (Part 1)’. The development comes amid criticism of the Anambra governor over […]

Air Peace says it is suspending flights to Dubai due to the non-issuance of visas by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to Nigerians. In October, the UAE immigration authorities banned visa applications to 20 African countries including Nigeria. In a statement on Monday, Air Peace said it would suspend operations in […]

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has declared wanted 19 suspected terrorists while placing a bounty of N5 million on each of them. The names of the suspected terrorists are contained in a poster released by Jimmy Akpor, director of defence information, on Monday. The wanted terrorists are said to have been terrorising Katsina, […]

A federal high court in Uyo has nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries that produced Akanimo Udofia as the party’s governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom. In the judgment delivered on Monday, Agatha Okeke, the presiding judge, ordered the APC to conduct a fresh governorship primary within 14 days. Udofia was announced […]

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), failed to show up at a federal high court in Abuja on Monday. Kanu is being prosecuted on charges of terrorism. When the case was called, Mohammed Abubakar, prosecution counsel from the office of the attorney-general, said Kanu refused to appear before […]

A federal high court in Abuja has adjourned the matter of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), indefinitely. The matter was adjourned for parties in the suit to give a report on the status of the case. Kanu has been in detention since he was brought back […]